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Kushner was willing to cooperate with federal investigators looking into ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. Mr. Kushner, a key White House adviser, had meetings late previous year with Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak , and Russian banker Sergey Gorkov.

An appeals court from the USA state of Virginia refused on Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority nations, stating it was rooted in "intolerance". Ten of the judges who heard the case, all of them appointed by Democratic presidents, voted to keep Trump's travel restrictions on hold. The 9 U.S.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told reporters today that he doesn't condone violence and Greg Gianforte should apologize for slamming and punching a Guardian reporter at a campaign event, but stressed that he'll respect Montana voters' choice if they choose the GOP candidate in today's special election.

That itself was laughable given how much Republicans had properly criticized congressional Democrats for rushing through their health care overhaul without having a full grasp on its effects. "Although Texas House leaders have been obstinate and closed-minded on this issue throughout this session, I was hopeful when we put this package together last week that we had found an opening that would break the logjam", Lt.

Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday he became increasingly concerned last summer over contacts between Donald Trump's campaign officials and Moscow, as a Russian effort to interfere with the U.S. Schiff said that, like the Senate panel, the House will seek to sidestep Fifth Amendment issues by subpoenaing Flynn's businesses. Marco Rubio - encouraged Flynn to comply.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Gianforte "a wannabe Trump". Our editorial said Gianforte "has the education, experience, brains and abilities to be successful in Congress". The attack on Jacobs comes less than a week after security forces at the Federal Communications Commission allegedly pinned CQ reporter John Donnelly against a wall while he tried to ask a question of the departing commissioners at the agency's headquarters in D.C., according to press reports .